Tascam 80-8
Data
General
- Manufacturer: Tascam / Teac
- Model: 80-8
- Type: Reel-to-reel tape recorder
- Years of manufacture: 1975 - 1982
- Made in: Japan
- Color: Silver / Black, wooden sides
- Original price approx:
- Tascam 80-8: 800,000 yen (Japan, 1978), about DM 12,000.
- Tascam 80-8 with external DBX: 1'000'000 Yen (Japan, 1978), about 15'000 DM
Technical specifications TAPE 1/2 inch WIDTH 8-track FORMAT 8-channel REEL SIZE 10-1/2" maximum, NAB hub only TAPE SPEED 15 ips LINE INPUT -10dB (0.3V)
Impedance: greater than 20 k Ohms, unbalanced
LINE OUTPUT -10 dB (0.3V)
Load impedance: greater than 10 k Ohms, unbalanced
RECORD LEVEL CALIBRATION 0 VU referenced to 3 dB above 185 nWb1m of tape flux,
adjustable
SPEED ACCURACY 20.5% deviation from 15 ips WOW and FLUTTER 0.04% RMS (NAB), weighted
20.06 peak (ANSI), weighted
Measured with flutter test tape.
STARTING TIME less than 0.5 sec. FAST WIND TIME 120 sec. for 2400 ft. of tape OVERALL FREQUENCY RESPONSE, SYNC 40 Hz - 18 kHz, +-3 dB SIGNAL to NOISE 65 dB weighted, 60 dB unweighted, (22.4 Hz ~ 22.4 kHz),
referenced to 3% T.H.D. level (10 dB above 0 VU) at 400 Hz
DISTORTION 1 % at 400 Hz, 0 VU T.H.D. overall 3% at 10 dB above 0 VU CROSSTALK Greater than 45 dB at 400 Hz ERASURE Greater than 65 dB at 1 kHz, +l0 VU reference POWER REQ. 117V, 60 Hz, 200 W (U.S.A. Model)
220V, 50-60 Hz, 200 W (Europe Model)
240V, 50-60 Hz, 200 W (U.K./Australia Model)
DIMENSIONS overall 17-1/2" (W) x 21" (H) x 12" (D) [445 (W) x 535 (H) x 305 (D) mm] WEIGHT 17 Ibs. [35kg]
Remarks
- Other models in the same series:
- Teac tape machines:
- Teac A-2300SX
- Teac A-2340SX
- Teac A-3300SX
- Teac A-3340S
- Teac A-4300SX
- Teac A-6100
- Teac A-6300
- Teac A-7300
- Teac A-7300-2T
- Teac A-7300 RX
Pictures
- Extract from brochure: Tascam 80-8
- Excerpt from brochure: Tascam 80-8
